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The Commemorative Biographical Record article has Henry Bruner married to "widow Moody". The marriage record here has him marrying Mary E. Fulmer. I cannot find a Mary Fulmer he might reasonably have married, but Elizabeth, the daughter of Mary Moody, married a Fulmer, so I'm thinking the good Rev'd French got the mother and daughter confused. Just a hypothesis, but it makes sense to me.

Information from Dorothy Glen, Wright, Larabee, Crawford, Hammond, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project and from Craig Poole, Sporwien-Sporven, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.

The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 14, Western District 1786-1856, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton:
Marriages by Rev'd Charles Stewart, Minister of the Regular Baptist Church at Gosfield (p. 70-72):
Henry Bruner, to Anna Tryon, both of Gosfield. 26 Aug. 1832, by banns. Rev. Stewart. Wit. Richard Herrington and Samuel Herrington.

The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 14, Western District 1786-1856, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton:
Marriages by Rev'd Nicholas French, Baptist Minister, Gosfield (p. 53):
Henry Bruner, of Gosfield, to Mary E. Fulmer, of Mersea, both Western District. 3 Jan 1841, by banns. Rev. French. Wit. John Fenly and Leonard Wigle.

Headstone, Ruthven United Cemetery, Ruthven, Essex Co., ON, transcribed by the Essex Branch of the OGS:
Henery Bruner born 1785.
His wife Elizabeth Ulch born 1791.
Their son Peter born 1819.
His wife Jane Upcott born 1823.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 156-157:
John S. Bruner, one of the leading citizens of Gosfield South, an extensive farmer and fruit grower at Elm Bluff Fruit Farm, occupies the old home of his father and grandfather, belonging as he does to one of the oldest and most honorable families of this part of County Essex.
      Henry Bruner, the grandfather of J. S., was born Oct. 30, 1785, and was a boy when the family settled at Cedar Creek. When he came of legal age he drew from the government Lot 8, Concession 3, consisting of 200 acres, locating on his new acquisition when John W. Wigle was his only near neighbour. The land was heavily wooded and proved very wet, requiring much drainage, and wild animals were still a menace to the farmer's stock. Soon after coming here, wolves killed his only cow. Henry Bruner built here a double log house which stood some twenty rods to the northwest of our subject's present home. Some forty years ago that house was remodeled, and it stood until some ten years ago, when J. S. Bruner tore it down to make way for improvements. In that primitive home the grandfather died and was, at that time, according to custom, interred on his own land, but some fifteen years ago his remains, with those of his wife, were removed to the Olinda cemetery. In addition to clearing his land and cultivating it, Henry Bruner officiated as a minister of the Baptist Church, and much of his time was devoted to work pertaining to his spiritual calling. He was thrice married (first) to Elizabeth Ulch; (second) to widow Tron, and (third) to widow Moody.
      Peter Bruner, father of John S. Bruner, was born Aug. 2, 1819, on the present farm, and he assisted in much of its clearing, receiving as his share of the property the south half of the lot...

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 525-526:
Bruner. The name of Bruner, long known in the County of Essex, is worthily borne in the present generation by Amon and Wellington Bruner, two of the most enterprising farmers of the township of Gosfield South.
      Henry Bruner, their grandfather, was born Oct. 30, 1785, in Pennsylvania, where he married, Jan. 3, 1809, Elizabeth Ulch, born Oct. 10, 1791. They had children as follows: Mary, born Oct. 30, 1809, married Frederick Lebeau, and lived in Mersea township; Barbara, born Sept. 3, 1811, married Samuel Fox, and died aged eighty-three years; Judy, born Aug. 20, 1813, married John Duhurst, and died in Illinois; Adam, born Sept. 7, 1815, married M. Lebeau, and died in 1900, she still surviving with sons in Mersea; Jacob, born March 22, 1817, married Eliza Howe, and removed to Illinois; Peter, born Aug. 2, 1819, married Jane Upcott; Ruth, born Oct. 30, 1821, married John Battersall, of Mersea township; Peggy, born Jan. 26, 1824, married Henry Ramsey, lived first in Illinois, but died in Anderdon, County of Essex; Susannah, born July 24, 1826, married Gabriel Bussey, of Anderdon, and is the only one of that generation living; and Thomas, born Oct. 18, 1829.
      Thomas Bruner, the youngest of the family, was born in the log house on the present J. S. Bruner farm, where he grew to manhood. At the age of twenty-three his father gave him the north half of Lot 8, and later he purchased the north half of Lot 7, thus acquiring 200 acres in one block. He immediately settled on his holdings, clearing enough space on which to erect a frame house, and so substantially was this built that it stands to-day still in a good state of preservation, although it has not, for years, been used as a place of residence. In 1863 he built the fine stone house that it would seem time could not affect, and close by each other now stand the houses of the past and of the present, typifying the great progress made as the years passed. The father lived to be gratified with seeing all his land cleared up, and for years he was actively engaged in cultivating it, meeting with great success. He owned other farms, one of eighty and one of sixty acres, and also considerable property in Kingsville. For thirteen years prior to his death he resided at Kingsville, passing away March 6, 1900, and he was laid to rest at Olinda. In politics he was a Reformer. For many years he was a constant attendant and a consistent member of the Methodist Church. He married Naomi Tofflemire, born Dec. 18, 1833, daughter of Henry and Catherine (Quick) Tofflemire, and they had children as follows: Philomen, died at the age of twenty-one months; Wilhelmina died aged three years; Herman married Caroline Bennett, has four children, and lives in Kingsville; Heenan married Alice Duhurst, and lives in Gosfield North; Amon; Adelia married Joseph Wright, of Gosfield North, had nine children, and died aged thirty-eight years; Cecilia died aged ten years; Ella died aged nine months; and Wellington.
      Amon Bruner was born Sept. 24, 1858, in the frame house first erected by his father on his farm of wild land, and was still small when the family moved into the stone house which he now occupies. At the time of his marriage he located on the north side of the farm, built a dwelling and barns, and lived there five years, returning then to the homestead which he has occupied ever since.
      On Nov. 16, 1880, Mr. Bruner married (first) Jane Peterson, daughter of John Peterson, who died aged twenty-seven years, leaving these children: Bertha, born Feb. 19, 1882, married Russell Rodgers, and has two children, Pearl and Amon Glen; Wilhelmina, born May 19, 1884, married Frederick Duhurst; Frederick Earl, born Sept. 7, 1887. Mr. Bruner was married (second) to Phebe Ann Reed, of Mersea, and they have four children, as follows: Howard A., born April 16, 1896; Hazel May, born May 7, 1898; Jessie Gladys, born Sept. 27, 1899; and Garnet Reed, born Nov. 2, 1902.
      Mr. Bruner is an extensive farmer, and everything about his place gives evidence of thrift and care. He follows general farming and also give considerable attention to the growing of fruit and tobacco. The old stone house is something of a landmark here, as it is of such substantial construction, its walls two feet in thickness making it almost a fortress should such a building ever be needed in these peaceful vales. In politics he is a Reformer. He belongs to the Methodist Church, where he is liberal in his support.
      Wellington Bruner, the youngest of the Thomas Bruner family, was born Feb. 14, 1867, in the stone house mentioned, and there grew to manhood, receiving the best educational advantages afforded by the local schools. His first independent employment was as a clerk at Ruthven, but he soon began farming, and later came into possession of the western part of the home farm located on Lot 7, and there he has carried on mixed husbandry ever since.
      In Gosfield township Mr. Bruner married Beatrice Harrington, daughter of Jason Harrington, who was a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and to this union have been born: Melville D., born Oct. 25, 1893; Lillian Dorene, born April 25, 1897; Mahlon K., born May 4, 1899; and Golden W., born March 9, 1903. In politics, Mr. Bruner, like his brother, is identified with the Reform party. In religious belief he is a Methodist. Both are men of sterling worth and integrity of character, esteemed through the township and regarded as representative citizens.

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